This summer Hanon and Ventile are proud to present a joint project with New Balance. Entitled The Flying Club, his latest venture is a special release of an archive running shoe complete with customised upper.Following their previous collaboration with New Balance, they have looked again to expand the boundaries of material applications on some of them favourite running shoes.

This time round they have sourced a superior old school technical fabric by British company Ventile.Ventile is a densely woven, 100% cotton all weather material. It originated in the 1930’s and came to prominence during World War II when it was manufactured especially for flying suits due to its unique waterproofing properties. Throughout the years Ventile has developed into a superior performance fabric and as well as a continued military association it has provided technical outerwear for explorers such as Sir Ranulph Fiennes during expeditions of Mount Everest and the Antarctic.

The Flying Club harks back to the early New Balance silhouettes of yester year. Comprising of two models, each one has a customised upper and features detailing that is unique only to this release. Hanon have drawn influence from the simple aesthetic of the 70’s and 80’s styles and reintroduced some of the old school touches they felt would reflect and compliment the heritage of Ventile.

Both the Ventile fabric and footwear are made in the United Kingdom and assembled with thefinest materials sourced worldwide. Special features include a single piece N, bound and unbagged vintage mesh tongue, aged EVA midsole unit, bespoke tongue label, old school cotton laces and original polyurethane collar lining.